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Thu 11 Nov 2002Monaghan man studying in US dies in fall from army towerA young Irish man studying in the US has fallen to his death while climbing a 300-foot radio tower in Missouri. Mr Jason McArdle (20), from Clones, Co Monaghan, was a first-year student at the Central Methodist College in Fayette, Missouri.On Tuesday morning, he and friend went to look for a water tower near the college which, it is understood, he intended to climb. Instead, they found a 300-foot tower used to support army communications equipment. Mr McArdle attempted to climb it alone and fell to his death.